Legislators Working With HUD To Keep $5.2M In Westchester
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Westchester was set to lose $5.2 million in 2012 federal grants this week, but the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) decided to delay reallocation until June 9....
View ArticleYorktown Kids Discuss NFL Draft
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Kids in Yorktown turned into ESPN football analyst Mel Kiper on Friday, weighing in on the NFL Draft. Isabella Lennon said she was excited to see who the Giants would draft and she...
View ArticleWestchester Med Center Now MidHudson Regional Hospital
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester Medical Center has announced that MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical became operational on Friday, May 9. The name change was effective at...
View ArticleWallauer’s Celebrates Ace Hardware Grand Opening
CARMEL, N.Y. -- Wallauer’s in Carmel celebrated the launch of its new Ace Hardware department Friday with grand opening festivities. To mark the occasion, specials will run throughout the weekend....
View ArticleYorktown Resident Reacts To Nigerian Kidnapping News
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The kidnapping of Nigerian girls by the group Boko Haram has received a lot of attention from news outlets in recent days. Some Hudson Valley residents are joining in the...
View ArticleAlert Issued For Missing Somers Man, 67, With Dementia
SOMERS, N.Y. -- An alert was issued Friday for Somers resident Gary McKeon. The announcement, which came from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, is called an Active Vulnerable...
View ArticleShowers, Thunderstorm Likely Saturday Night In Yorktown
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Westchester residents should enjoy a respite from precipitation for much of the day Saturday, but showers and thunderstorms are likely later in the afternoon, and especially...
View ArticleMore Than 100 Rye HS Students, Teachers Sickened At Country Club
RYE, N.Y. -- More than 100 students and teachers from Rye High School were sickened recently after dining at the Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison, according to a LoHud.com report. A Rye High...
View ArticleObama To Visit Tappan Zee Bridge To Highlight Push For Infrastructure Funds
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- President Barack Obama will use the backdrop of the Tappan Zee Bridge and the New NY Bridge construction in Tarrytown to press Congress to provide funding for road and...
View ArticleHUD’s Delay On Federal Grant Tops Week's News In Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Yorktown last week: Westchester was set to lose $5.2 million in 2012 federal grants this week, but the Department of Housing and...
View ArticleWoman, 27, Charged With DWI, Resisting Arrest In I-684 Stop
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York State Police arrested a Danbury, Conn., woman on I-684 in the Town of Bedford on Saturday morning, May 10, on charges of driving while impaired and resisting...
View ArticleBOCES Center for Career Services To Host Car Show, Open House
MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- The Southern Westchester BOCES Center for Career Services in Valhalla is set to host the third annual Car Show and Open House on Sunday, May 18. In addition to the cars on...
View ArticleLowey Announces $240,000 Grant for New York Medical College In Valhalla
HARRISON, N.Y. -- U.S. Rep. Nita M. Lowey announced that a $241,500 federal grant is coming to the New York Medical College in Valhalla. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), the senior Democrat on the...
View ArticleWestchester's Bicycle Sundays Take Over Bronx River Parkway
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Toni Wang stopped to post one last text message Sunday morning before taking off on her bicycle from Scarsdale Road in Yonkers on a round trip to White Plains, courtesy of...
View ArticleWestchester Vying To Hold Equestrian Event
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County is looking for the chance to host a major equestrian event. Old Salem Farm in North Salem has put in a bid for the 2015 Furusiyya FEI Nationas Cup...
View ArticleYorktown Could See Thunderstorms On Monday
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Sunny skies could give way to some thunderstorms in the afternoon in Westchester County on Monday, May 12. Temperatures will remain warm on Monday, with a high of 82...
View ArticleAnna Siatti, 80, Of Mohegan Lake
MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. - Anna Siatti of Mohegan Lake died May 9. She was 80. Siatti was born June 20, 1933, to Vincent and Domenica Siatti in the Bronx. Siatti is survived by her sisters, Lucy Siatti and...
View ArticleAstorino's First Ad Focuses On Housing
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino launched his first ad in an effort to rebut Democratic attacks on his housing record, according to...
View ArticleWestchester's Lowey Seeks Greater Indian Point Safety
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- U.S. Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-Westchester/Rockland, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, recently called for greater safety measures to be implemented at...
View ArticleOssining Firefighters Battle Apartment Fire
OSSINING, N.Y. -- Firefighters in Ossining successfully fought a fire in an apartment at 14 William Street on Monday morning. Ossining firefighters were dispatched to the house at 11:02 a.m. and found...
View Article